Applications open for free entrepreneurship courses at Qualifica SP

Individuals dreaming of starting or scaling their own businesses have the opportunity to gain free training until October 12th. The Economic Development Secretariat (SDE), through the Subsecretariat for Entrepreneurship and Productivity, is offering two free, online courses for those looking to start a business or improve the management of small businesses: Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset and Managing Small Businesses with Digital Inclusion. Interested parties should register at the website: www.qualificasp.sp.gov.br. 

Both programs are 80 hours long, with entirely remote evening classes. A total of 100 seats are available, with 50 for each course. The training programs are designed for individuals 25 years of age and older who wish to acquire new skills or start a new career. Applications are open until October 12th, and classes are scheduled to begin on October 27th.  

Daniele Aparecida Sampaio, 43, owns a pet shop in Mendonça, in the interior of São Paulo state. She participated in the course... Small Business Management with Digital Inclusion And tell us how the training helped you in your entrepreneurial routine. “It added a lot to my professional growth. I learned about planning, finances, marketing, sales, people management, and legal and tax aspects involved in running a business. I'm already putting the knowledge into practice every day to improve my work methods and the management of my small business,” she said. 

What you will learn  

The course Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset It aims to qualify participants to identify market opportunities and develop products or services. Here are some topics covered: 

• Main entrepreneurial activity niches 
• How to Manage Your Own Business. Strategic Vision of a Business Model 
• Incorrect observations lead to flawed ideas – Market Research 
• Notions of tax education. Main taxes and mandatory levies 

Already the course Small Business Management with Digital Inclusion It aims to develop skills for more efficient market performance, combining strategic management and technological inclusion. Beyond the topics covered in the Entrepreneurial Attitude course, there are also:  

• Netiquette: digital etiquette 
• Digital Dictionary 
• Computer and search tools 
• Digital operational tools 

How to enroll   

Just access the Unfortunately, "www.trampolim.sp.gov.br" is just a website address. I don't have access to the content of the site, so I can't translate it. To get a translation, I need the *text* from the site.Log in to your account gov.br and choose the desired course. Eligible candidates must be literate, reside in the state of São Paulo, and be of an age compatible with the chosen modality.   

If the number of registered applicants exceeds the number of available spots, priority will be given to individuals under the age of majority, with disabilities, unemployed, and with low incomes.    

To receive the certificate, the student must have at least 75% attendance in the course.